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Linden Mill, Diest – Webbekoms Broek Nature Reserve loop from Diest

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Linden Mill, Diest – Webbekoms Broek Nature Reserve loop from Diest

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Linden Mill, Diest – Webbekoms Broek Nature Reserve loop from Diest

01:49

7.16km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Diesters Broek

Webbekoms Broek

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.32 km

Dog off-leash area — Webbekoms Broek

Highlight • Rest Area

In many of our nature reserves you will find specially demarcated dog run-off zones where your dog can run around freely under the supervision of his / her owner. In all other places in our nature reserves, the dog must remain on a leash and on the trails. A dog may be trained, but something unexpected can always happen. Children and adults often react uncomfortably to a loose, unfamiliar four-legged friend. Breeding birds and other animals are also bothered by dogs sniffing around that do not stay on the paths.
(information source: natuurenbos.be/hondenzones)

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1.57 km

Webbekoms Broek Visitor Center

Highlight • Rest Area

Kids rule in the Webbekoms Broek. At the Webbekoms Broek visitor center, a beaver (totem) welcomes you and invites you on a walk. During this adventurous hike, you can compete with the animals and encounter some unusual species. See the stork poles? Baby birds have been born here in recent years! The beaver has its den in the river, and the horses graze in the meadow. Finally, on the city walls, you'll find the Boerenkrijgplein (Farmers' War Square) with the Demer meeting place "de kanonnen" (The Cannons), where you can enjoy a picnic overlooking the Demer River.
(De Merode Landscape Park)

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2.09 km

Linden Mill, Diest

Highlight • Monument

The mill was built in 1742 and originally stood in Schaffen, on the Doodsberg. In 1887 he moved to the Mierenberg in Assent. The mill was in operation until 1953. Six years later, the city bought it and it was rebuilt on the city walls. Today the mill belongs to the heritage of the Provincial Domain Halve Maan, which manages the monument in collaboration with 'Living Mills' and keeps it in good working order.
The Lindenmolen is a unique example because of its windmill case, one of the largest in Flanders. It is a stake or standard mill, so named after the large trunk (stake or standard) from which the entire mill case hangs. The trunk also serves as a pivot to turn the mill to the wind (turning). This is done with a kind of pulley on which a chain can be wound. Around the mill are twelve stones to which the chain can be attached, the creepers

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2.72 km

View of Webbekoms Broek

Highlight • Viewpoint

At the beginning of the road to Webbekom.

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3.50 km

Webbekoms Broek Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Webbekom, a sub-municipality of Diest, belonged to the abbey of Sint-Truiden at an early stage, together with Zelem, Schaffen, Linkhout, Donk and Halen. The parish of Webbekom was founded around 800, and also included the "kapellanie" Assent until the end of the 18th century. The village was destroyed in 1507 during the Guelders Wars, the church also partially. During the unrest of the 16th century and especially in 1578, the church was again ravaged. In 1606 it was reconsecrated. North-east of the village centre lies the nature reserve Webbekoms Broek. It is a large nature reserve where wetlands and pools are omnipresent and you will find many water birds. There is still a lot of nature and water works being done with, among other things, additional wetlands. The area is easily accessible via Diest, where you will also find a visitors centre, but of course you can also enter here. At this location you will find an information board with the various routes and the nature reserve itself. Provide sturdy footwear in or after wetter weather if you want to walk further than the cobblestone path that you will find here.

The photos that I placed are partly of the center of Webbekom and partly of the area around the path and start in the swamp near the center and the road to the nature reserve (and the direct surroundings).

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3.96 km

Webbekoms Broek Viewing Platform

Highlight • Viewpoint

This viewing platform is located on the cobblestone path between Webbekom and Diest, a short distance from Webbekom centre, in Webbekomsbroek (as part of a wider nature reserve). More specifically, it is located on the valve weir on the Grote Leigracht, which you can see clearly from the platform. From here, next to the water of the Leigracht, you can see a wet area with pools that are invisible in summer due to the reeds, in the distance the Sint-Jansberg (witness hill), the nature around Webbekom and the path towards Zelem with the underlying nature. The immediate vicinity of Diest is also visible. Of course you can also spot animals here: birds, but also, for example, deer for those who come at the right time. If necessary, the platform can also partly serve as a shelter. There is a bench with a nice view along the path and you will find an information board about the wetland restoration nearby.

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5.04 km

Wild Horses in Webbekoms Broek

Highlight • Natural

Here you can spot a herd of wild horses...

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5.14 km

Diesters Broek Viewing Platform

Highlight • Viewpoint

This viewing platform - which you can also use as a shelter in case of unexpectedly bad weather - offers a view of the Diesters Broek, nature towards Zelem (with the Rotbroek), the path to Webbekom and the Webbekoms Broek and last but not least the Demer and the Zwart Water. It is located near the bridge over the Demer on the two paths to Diest and the path to Webbekom and also provides an excellent overview of the infrastructure that has been built here in the context of waterworks with the valve weir between the Demer and Zwarte Beek. You can see the fish swimming upstream there on sunnier days. Of course, the viewing platform - provided the necessary equipment - is also a good place for those who want to observe birds and other animals. Further on the path to Webbekom you will find an identical viewing platform.

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7.16 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.05 km

1.90 km

1.01 km

147 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.98 km

1.99 km

1.59 km

523 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 2 July

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Linden Mill, Diest – Webbekoms Broek Nature Reserve loop from Diest

Dog off-leash area — Webbekoms Broek

Webbekoms Broek Visitor Center

Linden Mill, Diest

View of Webbekoms Broek

Webbekoms Broek Nature Reserve

Webbekoms Broek Viewing Platform

Wild Horses in Webbekoms Broek

Diesters Broek Viewing Platform

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